Christmas Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/christmas/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Advent: A Time for Patience – Part 2 https://deaconallen.com/advent-a-time-for-patience-part-2/ https://deaconallen.com/advent-a-time-for-patience-part-2/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2925 As mentioned in last week’s blog, waiting is not easy. As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the wait gets more difficult. In these final days of Advent, there’s...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/advent-a-time-for-patience-part-2/feed/ 0 Advent: A Time for Patience – Part 1 https://deaconallen.com/advent-a-time-for-patience-part-1/ https://deaconallen.com/advent-a-time-for-patience-part-1/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:00:56 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2905 A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Catholic friend....

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/happy-new-year-2/feed/ 0 ‘Twas the Rush Before Christmas https://deaconallen.com/twas-the-rush-before-christmas/ https://deaconallen.com/twas-the-rush-before-christmas/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:00:28 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2405 ‘Twas the rush before Christmas, when all through the house, I was stirring like crazy trying to wrap my wife’s blouse. The stockings were crooked, the house was disjointed, If...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/surprise-we-are-all-pregnant/feed/ 0 The Best Gift Ever! https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/ https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:00:26 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2393 It was a cold, crisp December morning as I ventured down the stairs to follow my weekly routine of watching Saturday morning cartoons. A commercial came on the air, and...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/feed/ 0 That Night at the Nursing Home https://deaconallen.com/that-night-at-the-nursing-home-2/ https://deaconallen.com/that-night-at-the-nursing-home-2/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:30:20 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2270 With Christmas fast-approaching, I wanted to share this true story that I discovered from many years ago as I was sifting through some of my older writings. My prayer is...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/that-night-at-the-nursing-home-2/feed/ 0 I’m All In! https://deaconallen.com/im-all-in/ https://deaconallen.com/im-all-in/#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:36:33 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2262 There are many things in life that confuse me. For example, why does lemonade have imitation flavoring, but furniture polish contains real lemon juice? Why does “fat chance” and “slim...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/im-all-in/feed/ 0 Reaching New Heights https://deaconallen.com/reaching-new-heights/ https://deaconallen.com/reaching-new-heights/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:30:43 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2092 In July of 2005, our family vacationed out west, and the highlight of the trip was going to Zion National Park in Utah. All of us love hiking, so I...

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